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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
ask
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From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
assist
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
brief
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From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
burden
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From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
carelessly
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
direction
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From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
discovery
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From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
door
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From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
Ellmother's
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From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
Emily
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From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
Emily's
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From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
envelope
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
father's
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From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
gave
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From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
hint
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
illegible
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
impressed
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
inquiry
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
Jethro's
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From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
letter
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From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
Miss
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From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
Mrs
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From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
new
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From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
offered
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
pondering
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From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
postmark
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
reply
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From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
say
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From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
slightest
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From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
stern
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From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
thoughts
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From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
three
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From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
to-morrow
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From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
voice
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From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither letter nor envelope offered the slightest hint that might assist inquiry; even the postmark had been so carelessly impressed that it was illegible.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts--and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind from the burden that weighed on it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To what question, on her father’s part, had “I say No” been Miss Jethro’s brief and stern reply?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
wished
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From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
words
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From this reading Emily was still pondering over the three mysterious words, when she was interrupted by Mrs. Ellmother’s voice at the door.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I must ask you to let me come in, miss; though I know you wished to be left by yourself till to-morrow.
